HOLBORN 130 BRITISH SUB-AQUA CLUB 2003 SEASON

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National Diving Centre, Chepstow : 16th March

Marshall: Nic Weeks: Shore dive

16 March : The shallow end of the NDC
A mightily impressive big hole in the ground, which will be great when its finished. Facilities are very good for temporary buildings, and considering the distance from the car-park to the water, it was a lot easier to get my twinset down there courtesy of the site's Land Rover than it would be from almost anywhere at Stoney Cove. The 'shallow' end is around 25m. Not much in the 10m range for Novices, but the shallow platforms are large and well made.

Depth: 25.4, Time: 31

Nic Weeks

David Fletcher

Dive cut short by DF's computer failure, otherwise we could quite happily have carried on, despite a water temperature of 6 degrees.

Vobster Quay : 12-13th April

Marshall: Nic Weeks:

12 April : Vobster Quay

Depth: 8, Time: 32	Steve Taylor	Richard Pearce	OS1
Depth: 9.3, Time: 19	Stuart King	Fiona Reid	OS1
Depth: 11, Time: 18	Nic Weeks	Susan Hull	OS1
Depth: 13.4, Time: 35	Steve Taylor	Dale Mackintosh	OS2

13 April : Vobster Quay

Depth: 16.7, Time: 34	Steve Taylor	Dale Mackintosh	OS3
Depth: 12, Time: 22	Nic Weeks	Susan Hull	Fiona Reid	OS2
Depth: 20, Time: 19	Steve Taylor	Dale Mackintosh	OS4
Depth: 16, Time: 28	Nic Weeks	Susan Hull	OS2

Portland, Dorset : Easter 2003

Marshall: David Fletcher|Nic Weeks|Simon Perse: Holborn Diver
First dive with the RIB based at Weymouth.

18 April : Countess of Erne

Depth: 10.00, Time: 23	Simon Perse	Rachael Hallett	Jill Jokel
Depth: 10.00, Time: 24	Rosie Holcroft	Sarah Ellender
Depth: 11.00, Time: 24	Liz Peart	Sarah Baggott
Depth: 10.00, Time: 31	Roz Lowrie	Dale Mackintosh
Depth: 11.00, Time: 24	Nic Weeks	Susan Hull
Depth: 9.7, Time: 25	David Fletcher	Fiona Reid

19 April : Chesil Cove

Depth: 9.4, Time: 32	David Fletcher	Dale Mackintosh	Sarah Ellender	Dale leading the dive for his final OD assessment.
Depth: 6.8, Time: 31	Nic Weeks	Fiona Reid	OD OW2
Depth: 10.5, Time: 25	Simon Perse	Rachael Hallett	Andrew Walker	SD OW2 for Rachael, OW0 for Andrew
Depth: 7.9, Time: 22	Gail Downey	Paul Fingelton
Depth: 9.7, Time: 34	Roz Lowrie	Rosie Holcroft	Roz demonstrating dive leadership to Rosie
Depth: 7.0, Time: 24	Jill Jokel	David Lawson	Magnificent persistence by these two, battling the surf 4 times before Dave's drysuit weighting was correct.

20 April : Countess of Erne

Depth: 7.4, Time: 32	Nic Weeks	Susan Hull	OD OW2
Depth: 11.00, Time: 40	David Fletcher	David Lawson	SD OW3
Depth: 8.5, Time: 20	Roz Lowrie	Jo Sutherland
Depth: 11.0, Time: 27	Jill Jokel	Andrew Walker

21 April : HMS Hood

Depth: 17.9, Time: 32	David Fletcher	Sarah Baggott
Depth: 18, Time: 34	Roz Lowrie	Rosie Holcroft	Roz acting as a novice for Rosie, who lead the dive.
Depth: 19, Time: 24	Gail Downey	Paul Fingelton
Depth: 18, Time: 28	Jill Jokel	Sarah Ellender
Depth: 16.5, Time: 29	Stuart King	Rachael Hallett
Depth: 16.2, Time: 35	Nic Weeks	Liz Peart	Nic demonstrating dive leadership to Liz

21 April : Countess of Erne

Depth: 6, Time: 5	Nic Weeks	Fiona Reid	Dive aborted due to Ear problems.
Depth: 9, Time: 24	Simon Perse	Susan Hull

Portland, Dorset : 26-27th April

Marshall: Simon Perse: Holborn Diver
Dive leader training at Weymouth.

26 April : Tank LCU, Portland Harbour

Depth: 17, Time: 33	Simon Perse	Livia Germano	John Deadman
Depth: 17, Time: 20	Jos Matthews	Liz Peart
Depth: 17, Time: 20	Nic Weeks	Rosie Holcroft

27 April : Drift, East side of Isle of Portland

Depth: 5, Time: 15	Simon Perse	Livia Germano
Depth: 5, Time: 15	Jos Matthews	Liz Peart
Depth: 5, Time: 15	Nic Weeks	Rosie Holcroft

Ustica, off Sicily : 3rd-10th May

Marshall: Steve Taylor: MV Primero

4th May : Scoglio del Medico - Doctors Rock

Depth: 25.3, Time: 49	Steve Taylor	Jo Sutherland
Depth: 16, Time: 34	Stuart King	Rosie Holcroft
Depth: 22, Time: 54	Roz Lowrie	David Fletcher
Depth: 24.3, Time: 44	Karen Durham-Diggins	Rachael Hallett

4th May : Omo Morto - Dead Mans Point

Depth: 28.7, Time: 44	Steve Taylor	Jo Sutherland
Depth: 26.1, Time: 45	Stuart King	Rosie Holcroft
Depth: 25.6, Time: 48	Roz Lowrie	David Fletcher
Depth: 25.9, Time: 44	Karen Durham-Diggins	Rachael Hallett

5th May : Secca della Columbara - Columbara Reef

Depth: 34, Time: 43 (2)	David Fletcher	Jo Sutherland
Depth: 35, Time: 35 (2)	Roz Lowrie	Rosie Holcroft
Depth: 34, Time: 39 (1)	Stuart King	Rachael Hallett
Depth: 40, Time: 35 (1)	Steve Taylor	Steve acting as a sheepdog for Paulo the Divemaster

5th May : Punta dell'arpa

Depth: 38, Time: 35	David Fletcher	Rosie Holcroft
Depth: 37, Time: 44	Steve Taylor	Jo Sutherland
Depth: 36, Time: 41	Stuart King	Rachael Hallett

6th May : Scoglio del Medico - Doctors Rock
Dive started with a swim through a cave at 20m, then continued onto a wall.

Depth: 20, Time: 16	Stuart King	Jo Sutherland	Aborted due to Jo's mask flooding persistently
Depth: 41.5, Time: 47	Roz Lowrie	Rosie Holcroft	Depth acclimatisation dive for Rosie
Depth: 41.2, Time: 42	David Fletcher	Rachael Hallett	Depth acclimatisation dive for Rachael
Depth: 39.5, Time: 46	Steve Taylor	Steve acting as a sheepdog for Paulo the Divemaster

6th May : Alghe Blanche
Dive finished in a series of shallow caves at the foot of the cliff.

Depth: 47, Time: 49	Steve Taylor	Stuart King	Jo Sutherland	Depth acclimatisation dive for Jo
Depth: 24, Time: 60	Roz Lowrie	David Fletcher	Rosie Holcroft

8th May : Grotta dei Gamberi

Depth: 42.3, Time: 46	Steve Taylor	Stuart King
Depth: 43, Time: 41	Karen Durham-Diggins	Rosie Holcroft
Depth: 42, Time: 41	David Fletcher	Jo Sutherland
Depth: 42.6, Time: 42	Roz Lowrie	Rachael Hallett

8th May : Secca della Columbara - Columbara Reef
Several large Grouper and Barracuda seen at the deepest point.

Depth: 33, Time: 40	Stuart King	Karen Durham-Diggins	Rosie Holcroft
Depth: 35, Time: 38	Steve Taylor
Depth: 34, Time: 43	David Fletcher	Jo Sutherland
Depth: 34, Time: 36	Roz Lowrie	Rachael Hallett

8th May : Grotta Azzurra - Night dive just round the corner from the harbour
Squid, Octopus, Spanish Lobster, Sea Hare, Doto sp. Nudibranch. Moray Eel free swimming.

Depth: 18, Time: 50	Stuart King	Rachael Hallett
Depth: 18, Time: 46	Karen Durham-Diggins	Rosie Holcroft
Depth: 18, Time: 43	David Fletcher	Jo Sutherland
Depth: 17, Time: 52	Steve Taylor

9th May : Grotta del Cirri

Depth: 42, Time: 52 (5)	Steve Taylor	Jo Sutherland
Depth: 39.6, Time: 52 (5)	Stuart King	Rachael Hallett
Depth: 42, Time: 42 (8)	Roz Lowrie	David Fletcher
Depth: 40.6, Time: 48 (5)	Karen Durham-Diggins	Rosie Holcroft

9th May : Grotta della Stalattiti

Depth: 12.5, Time: 53	Steve Taylor	Jo Sutherland
Depth: 12.5, Time: 52	Roz Lowrie	David Fletcher
Depth: 12.5, Time: 36	Rosie Holcroft	Rachael Hallett
Depth: 12.5, Time: 53	Stuart King	Karen Durham-Diggins

Vobster Quay : 10th May

Marshall: Nic Weeks:

12 April : Vobster Quay

Depth: 6.3, Time: 17	Nic Weeks	Richard Pearce	OS2
Depth: 8.8, Time: 21	Nic Weeks	Richard Pearce	OS3
Depth: 12, Time: 31	Nic Weeks	Richard Pearce	OS4

Vobster Quay : 17th May

Marshall: Nic Weeks:

17 May : Vobster Quay

Depth: 7, Time: 21	Nic Weeks	Fiona Reid	OD4
Depth: 18, Time: 20	Mark Brill	Susan Hull	OD5 Practice
Depth: 6.7, Time: 24	Nic Weeks	Fiona Reid	OD3
Depth: 15, Time: 20	Mark Brill	Susan Hull	OD5 Practice

Portland, Dorset : 17-18th May

Marshall: Simon Perse: Holborn Diver
Dive leader training at Weymouth.

17 May : Tank LCU, Portland Harbour

Depth: 17, Time: 30	Jos Matthews	Livia Germano	John Deadman
Depth: 17, Time: 35	Simon Perse	Liz Peart	Rosie Holcroft

17 May : Tank LCU, Portland Harbour

Depth: 17, Time: 30	Jos Matthews	Livia Germano	John Deadman
Depth: 17, Time: 35	Simon Perse	Liz Peart	Rosie Holcroft

17 May : Torpedo Range, Portland Harbour

Depth: 15, Time: 25	Jos Matthews	Livia Germano	John Deadman
Depth: 15, Time: 30	Simon Perse	Liz Peart	Rosie Holcroft
Depth: 15, Time: 24	Nic Weeks	Susan Hull
Depth: 15, Time: 30	Mark Brill	Fiona Reid

Weymouth : Late May Bank Holiday

Marshall: Karen Durham-Diggins: Holborn Diver